Recent content by 2wheelbob

I have a 1930's vintage Southbend Lathe for sale. It comes with a box or extra's including 3 and 4 jaw chucks, lathe dogs, face plates, a stack of gears for the different speeds, and a bunch of milling attachments. I got it from a friend but never set it up. Supposedly, it was used primarily...

Just found a three bay, brick sided garage on 5 acres up for auction on the GSA website. No affiliation but figured I'd pass along the info. If you search for 'general services administration auction' and look under realty on the web site you should find it. peace, Bob

I bumped into an old friend the other day and during our discussion of tools the subject of older vintage tools came up. He relayed to me a story of an old guy who lived on the outskirts of town and spent his life collecting old tractors and tools. He passed away a few years ago and his estate...

I'm having the same issue as well.

Funny story...I work on a ship and every 60 days we 'store up' with consumables (rags, wd-40, etc) and tools. The 1st engineer asked if we needed anything and one of the guys said he lost our 5/16" wrench. The 1st engineer said no problem and that he would order 2, one for immediate use and...

Just thought I'd say howdy to all on here. I just joined yesterday and already I'm impressed with what I've seen. I just bought a shop last fall and am in the middle of outfitting it to allow me to pursue my hobbies which include old Toyota Land Cruisers and off-roading. I'll try and get some...